ENGL 4021-L03

Technical Writing
Upcycle Project

HOW TO MAKE A
CARBOARD PENDANT
LIGHT
WHAT IS UPCYCLING?
Upcycling is the process of turning “old” or waste products into “new”
products of equal or better quality. This means that when upcycling an item,
you are using old or used materials and repurposing them to produce
something “new” with more value.

MATERIALS:

1. Cardboard box or Cardboard sheet

2. Scissors
3. Box cutter
4. Ruler
5. Pencil
6. 25 watt light bulb or LED light bulb
7. Pendant light kit
8. Paint or Spray Paint (optional)
9. Rope (optional)
https://sugarandcloth.com/diy-
recycled-cardboard-pendant-lights/

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Draw 12 1 ¾ inch x 9 ½ Draw two 6x6 inch hexagons on the

inch strips using the rest of cardboard and in one them draw a
the cardboard and cut each 1.5 circle in the middle. Using a box
of them. cutter, cut each hexagon and the
circle.

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Take each strip and make a mark of ¾ inch Paint each piece of the
long and ½ inch wide from top to bottom. Do pendant light before
the same marks on each of the hexagons. assembling. Let them rest
Then, make six ½ inch wide marks in the from 10 to 15 minutes while
middle of all sides of the hexagons and cut
they dry.
all of them with the scissors.

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Slip three pieces of rope Once dry, take one of the hexagons

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between the six ½ inch wide and begin slipping the strips on the
indentations. corners. Then, slip the other marks of
the strips onto the remaining hexagon.

Place the light kit with the lightbulb through

the circle at the top, secure it, and hang it.

WARNINGS!
1. BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU PLACE YOUR FINGERS WHILE USING THE SCISSORS AND THE
CUTTER.
2. DO NOT USE THE SPRAY PAINT NEAR FIRE OR ANY HEAT SOURCE.
3. MAKE SURE TO PROTECT YOUR EYES, MOUTH AND NOSE FROM THE SPRAY PAINT.
4. MAKE SURE TO USE A 25 WATT OR A LED LIGHT BULB SO THAT IT ISN'T A FIRE HAZARD.

Click here to go watch the demonstration:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PZsrRuZxA8e51IJjxhxqV3GI09GTll-M/view?usp=sharing

Adapted from: https://sugarandcloth.com/diy-recycled-cardboard-pendant-lights/

Members of Group 2: Raymarie Colón Rivera, Luis De Jesús Trochez & Alondra A. Lugo
Ruiz
Prof. Pier A. LeCompté Zambrana